AP Environmental Scienceeasymcq1 pt
The Ogallala aquifer is being depleted because
A.withdrawal far exceeds its recharge rate
B.it refills faster than it is pumped
C.it is not used for agriculture
D.it sits on the ocean floor
Explanation
Core Concept
The aquifer accumulated over millennia but irrigation pumps it out in decades — a classic mining of fossil groundwater.
Correct Answer
Awithdrawal far exceeds its recharge rate
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